A Nature Communications study shows a global shift to green hydrogen in shipping could avert 129,458 premature deaths and deliver US$284 billion in yearly health benefits by cutting PM2.5 and ozone emissions.
Global shipping has often flown under the radar when people talk about public health, but some eye-opening research is changing that perspective. A recent study, which has been peer-reviewed, found that switching from heavy fuel oil to green hydrogen could save over 129,000 lives each year, generating an impressive $284 billion in health benefits globally. This isn’t just a climate issue; it’s a pressing public health matter that demands our attention.
Led by Professor Steve Hung-Lam Yim from the Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University, this study was published in Nature Communications. The researchers created three different…
